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No Respect for Human Rights

When the U.S. Congress passed the North Korean Human Rights Act in October, some of the most negative reactions came from supporters of the South Korean government.

Several members of the ruling Uri Party indignantly insisted that the act -- which makes it easier for the U.S. to assist North Korean refugees and links any aid to Pyongyang to progress in addressing human-rights concerns -- could threaten peace on the Korean peninsula and damage relations between Pyongyang and Seoul. "It's obvious that the bill could be...